My pool is approx 30 years old. The pump equipment is Anthony Apollo. I am needing the T handle that is used to open the backwash valve, and a lid to the skimmer basket. The previous homeowner purchased a lid that is the wrong size (9 1/8 diameter) so it just sits on the pool deck. The hole on the pools decking is 8.5 inches in diameter. So far my searches have yielded no luck and I have called a couple of the online pool supply stores with no luck. I have tried the local Leslie's pool supplies store and they have not been able to help either. I was in my old neighborhood and tried Bonnie and Clydes pools, they were more help than the guy at Leslie's was and cheaper in supplies. However, their search revealed that the T handle is outdated and no longer available and I still had no luck on finding the lid.

Is there any company that will stock such a lid? What about the t handle? Surely there is someplace that will have parts for old equipment.

you are the best. Now how come the 6 or 7 different pool companies I have contacted could not provide that info to me. If you were in TX, you would definately be getting my business when I remodel the pool.

Since you are so helpful maybe you can help with another issue. The spa and pool jets (I think they are called jets not sure. Anyway, it is where the water returns back to the pool or into the spa) do not use any threading to hold them in place, they are just held by friction. There are a couple missing in the pool and one missing in the spa. Plus one of the previous owners painted over them so now they cannot be adjusted. Local pool stores all carry the kind that are threaded in back. Is there a certain item I should be looking for here? Also are they called jets? My searches didn't do too well.

MirandaJ1223 wrote:Since you are so helpful maybe you can help with another issue. The spa and pool jets (I think they are called jets not sure. Anyway, it is where the water returns back to the pool or into the spa) do not use any threading to hold them in place, they are just held by friction. There are a couple missing in the pool and one missing in the spa. Plus one of the previous owners painted over them so now they cannot be adjusted. Local pool stores all carry the kind that are threaded in back. Is there a certain item I should be looking for here? Also are they called jets? My searches didn't do too well.

Yes they are called jets, jet returns or eyeballs in the industry. I'm pretty sure you have a slip-fitting, which like you say is not threaded. I've seen plenty of pools with those around. Take a look here in "eyeball inlet fittings" and see if any of these parts match what you are looking for.